I always wanted to go back to Colorado, but IL/MO is growing on me!

Some court systems (like Colorado) do allow for judgments as part of the eviction process but you have to pursue it.

I believe atty Andrew Wallet is still co-conservator of Britney Spear's estate, for example.I can't speak for TX law, nor am I a CA attorney.

For instance, my area (Denver, CO) scores badly on a lot of "liveability" indexes in the weather area because the high temps are so high and the low temps are so low.

Title co handling the sale should be able to pick up your deed in their title search and then insure title to the new buyer. 

Most of the people are co-works or friends that have like minded mind frames in terms of  investing and entrepreneurship. 

Smaller safety items  (fire doors, hardwired smoke/co detectors) can often be forced at any time in a lot of cases.

Matt, I spoke with a company yesterday that said they do engineering in-house, and part of their package is coordinating with the customer's local building codes for the MEP, roofing, structural foundation, etc. and obtaining a (Colorado) engineering stamp.

I agree with other comments above that $10k is not enough to invest in a buy and hold property yet, but you might want to take a look at an article I wrote about an alternative where I invest in portfolios of 10 SFR at a time, that are co-owned by the managers who are local to the properties in the midwest.  

For example; your landscapers to a $501.00 project, the company is an LLC landscape Co.